The
Sri Uthandeeswarar Temple at Uthandi and Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple at
Semmancheri are visited on 3rd March 2024. We do not know, whether Shiva obtained the Name of
the Village as Sri Uthandeshwarar or the Place obtained the name of Shri Shiva.
The temple and the village Uthandi have become a little popular after the ECR was
formed.
Moolavar : Sri Uthandeshwarar
Consort : Sri Meenakshi
Some
of the salient features of this temple are….
The
temple is facing west. Stucco image of Ambal and Shiva Lingam is on the top of
the Mukha mandapam. There are two
sannidhis. One is for Sri Uthandeshwarar and Ambal Meenakshi and another for
Sri Raja Ganapathy on the south side of Shiva Temple. Raja Ganapathy is little
big.
In
Shiva’s sannidhi Ambal is on the right side of Moolavar in the same sanctum
sanctorum. In koshtam, Dakshinamurthy, Maha
Vishnu, and Brahma.
In
Praharam, Chandikeswarar, Bairavar and Navagrahas.
Chandikeswarar
ARCHITECTURE
The whole temple was constructed with Bricks, cement, and concrete. The temple consists
only of sanctum sanctorum. Shiva Lingam and Ambal are in the same sanctum
sanctorum. The Sanctum sanctorum sanctorum is on a upanam and Padabandha
adhistanam. The prastaram consists of valapi and kapotam with nasikudus. An eka
tala vesara Vimanam is over the sanctum sanctorum. Shiva, Dakshinamurthy, Maha
Vishnu, and Brahma are in the greeva koshtam.
HISTORY AND INSCRIPTIONS
As
per Gurukkal, the present temple has existed for the past 35 years. The present
structure was built in recent years and Maha Kumbhabhishekam was con also
conducted in recent years.
POOJAS AND CELEBRATIONS
Apart
from regular poojas special poojas are conducted on Maha Shivaratri days.
TEMPLE TIMINGS
The
temple will be kept open between 07.00 hrs. to 10 hrs. and 17.00 hrs. to
19.00 hrs.
HOW TO REACH
The
temple is on the left side / East side of East Coast Road ( ECR ), immediately
after the Toll Plaza. All the Town buses
from various parts of the City to Mahabalipuram pass through Uthandi.
The
temple is about 14 KM from Thiruvanmiyur and 30 KM from Mahabalipuram.
Nearest
Railway Station is Thiruvanmiyur MRTS.
LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE: CLICK HERE
Rajaganapthy ( Vinayagar ) Temple
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